Leaving the ministry is hard. Very hard! I know. I’ve done it four times. The last time was 2010. Seven years ago. This last one was a very tough go, so I created THIS COURSE for people like me. Watch this video to see what I mean: CAN I HELP YOU?…
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Leaving the Ministry? Here’s a Course for You!
READ MORE ABOUT THIS COURSE! I attempted to start this course before based on a community model like The Lasting Supper. But it didn’t work. Why? I discovered ex-pastors wanted the information now and weren’t interested in the community aspect as much. SO… I’m very excited to be offering this course…
Continue ReadingLeaving the Ministry: New Course & Community
I’m excited to announce my new online course and community, Leaving the Ministry! This is for pastors struggling with the ministry, who are leaving the ministry or thinking about it, or who have already left the ministry. Check it out: CAN I HELP YOU? CLICK HERE!
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I’m not acting when I say that today you get 50% off any of my art!
That’s right! ALL my art is 50% OFF, including this cartoon. Just use coupon code “sweet” at checkout. SHOP! I drew this cartoon tongue-in-cheek of course. But I know it is true for many pastors. I experienced it myself. The pressure to live up to the expectations of your people…
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10 Reasons Why Leaving the Ministry is Difficult for Pastors
(*** Just a gentle reminder that all my art is 40% OFF this weekend ONLY. Just use the coupon code “halloween” when you’re about to complete your purchase. SHOP HERE NOW!) I wrote the original post of this shortly after I left the ministry in 2010. It still applies. I…
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be afraid be very afraid
This has been me. I distinctly remember going through periods of severe spiritual testing where I wasn’t sure if I knew anything. I still had to get up there every week and open my mouth. I have come to learn since that admitting I don’t know is a great place…
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breaking in the pastor or the church
This really does happen. I know this for a fact. How do I know? Because as a pastor this is what I used to think of new churches I was sent to serve. And the people of the church have told me outright that this is exactly their attitude is…
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shadow
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show your struggle
If you haven’t read Henri Nouwen’s, The Wounded Healer, I recommend you do. ****You can buy a print of this cartoon TODAY at 30% OFF: CLICK HERE**** CAN I HELP YOU? CLICK HERE!
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… those who believed themselves to have a vocation, a call, needed to reach a stage in their development when they knew that the constraint had not been quite of the kind they originally thought, but rather an inevitable outcome of their temperament, upbringing, and the particular problems they had…
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